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Archive for August 23rd, 2009

Donna is getting ready for a triathlon so we went for a 10 mile to get her back in the swing of things. The weather was really good (cloudy with mild temps) so I went back out to get in some more miles of my own. Yesterday’s group ride showed me several new routes that had plenty of good riding, but minimal traffic. There were some good rolling hills (I need to work on my hill climbing) and plenty of long straight patches. I was rolling along nicely and before I knew it I’d done 20 miles and since I still had to get back that gave me a total of 40 for the day.

Combine today’s efforts with yesterday and I have 80 miles for the weekend. It’s not earth shattering but still pretty good for me. I think with a just a little bit of work and looking at the map I can make a nice 60 mile loop that keeps me away from the traffic about 90% of the time. That would be fantastic!